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Second Annual Chautauqua Lake Symposium Set For March 22

March 11, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Second Annual Chautauqua Lake Symposium will be held at the Chautauqua Harbor Hotel on Saturday, March 22. The forum is free and open to the public. It will provides an opportunity to explore key insights on the lake’s ecosystem, ongoing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Lake Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study, Chautauqua Lake Symposium, Jefferson Project, North Carolina State University, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Jamestown City Council To Consider Reallocating $640,000 HOME Funds To Gateway Lofts Project

March 10, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council will review a resolution to reallocate $640,000 in HOME program funds to the Gateway Lofts Project. The resolution would reallocate the monies from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from fiscal years 2020 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: audit, Chautauqua County Land Bank, Chautauqua Hardware, Drescher and Malecki, First-Time Homebuyer’s Rebate Assistance, Gateway Lofts, HOME Program, Jamestown City Council, Southern Tier Environments for Living, tax auction, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

JCC Receives $50,000 Workforce Development Grant From BPU

March 10, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown Community College is receiving a $50,000 workforce development grant from the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities. The funding is for successfully developing and implementing a Building Automation Systems Program in its Workforce … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Accelerate the Southern Tier program, Building Automation Systems Program, David Leathers, Grant Umberger, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Jamestown Community College, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, NYSERDA, Retool WNY Initiative, Workforce Development

[LISTEN] Local Rush Hour – Guest DJ: Ben Medina (10,000 Maniacs) – February 14, 2025

March 9, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

10,000 Maniacs guitarist Ben Medina joined Local Rush Hour host Anthony Merchant to tell stories of his favorite maniacs songs and spin music from the bands vast catalog for the hour (music removed for copyright … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: 10000 Maniacs, anthony merchant, Ben Medina, Dennis Drew, In My Tribe, Jeff Erickson, Jerry Augustyniak, John and Mary, John Lombardo, Local Rush Hour, Love Among the Ruins, Mary Ramsey, Mary Ramsey and the Healers, Mtv Unplugged, Natalie Merchant, Our Time in Eden, Rob Buck, Steve Gustafson, The Medina and Tritten Experience, Twice Told Tales

[LISTEN] The Swedish Hour – March 09, 2025

March 7, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Take a tour of Scandinavia without ever leaving Jamestown. The Swedish Hour is hosted by Gerd Brigiotta and provides listeners with a weekly opportunity to explore a wide and diverse selection of traditional Scandinavian music. Sundays at 3 a.m. (9 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: Gerd Brigiotta, Swedish Hour

[LISTEN] Community Matters – Kim Ecklund – March 6, 2025

March 7, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

We talk with Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund about lingering winter issues on city streets, contract negotiations, and her thoughts on how Chautauqua County's additional 1% sales tax could be better divided between municipalities. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: Kim Ecklund, Labor Contract, Sales Tax

[LISTEN] Community Matters – Chautauqua County Humane Society – March 6, 2025

March 7, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Chautauqua County Humane Society's Brian Papalia tells us about a longtime cat resident at the shelter as well as the upcoming All Star Hockey Fundraiser in April and the Pet Expo this Fall. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: Brian Papalia, CCHS All Star Hockey Fundraiser, Chautauqua County Humane Society, Pet Expo

Jamestown Woman Arrested in Stabbing

March 7, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

A Jamestown woman has been arrested for stabbing a man at the Westchester Apartments Wednesday morning. Jamestown Police say officers responded to the apartments just before 11:00 a.m. for a report of a stabbing. An investigation determined … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown Police Department, Stabbing, Vanessa Braun

City Of Jamestown Seeking New Historian

March 7, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The City of Jamestown is looking for a new Historian. Ashley Senske submitted her resignation from the volunteer position recently. She had been appointed by former Mayor Sam Teresi in 2019. According to her resignation letter, she worked with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Ashley Senske, City Historian, City of Jamestown, Jamestown Historic Marker Committee, Kim Ecklund, Sam Teresi

Sen. Gillibrand Calls On Trump To Take Action Regarding Avian Bird Flu

March 7, 2025 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is calling on the Trump administration to take action to develop and approve a vaccine for poultry and contain the Avian Bird Flu outbreak Bird flu has been found in 44 of New York’s 62 counties and has forced … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Amber Betts, Avian flu, Donald Trump, Kirsten Gillibrand, Washington State Department of Agriculture

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